I am thinking about going short in the YM late today 03.22.07

Discussion in 'Index Futures' started by ElectricSavant, Mar 22, 2007.

  1. how many YM contracts have you traded, or known to be traded 'all in and all out' without little or no slippage...(for little slippage meaning 1 YM point only)...do you think the max it can handle "all in and all out" is it 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 plus etc.???thanks in advance!
     
    #1121     Mar 10, 2008
  2. rcj

    rcj

    Increase ...

    Your 1st question. I dont exe 2 or more cars at once - only 1.
    Im still a piker. However, i will take a 1 car position and then
    trade another car around it. so sometimes ive got 2 cars in sometimes.

    Your second question. During RTH 2 or 3 contracts via limit
    order with almost never any slippage it seems to me.

    Cheers ...
     
    #1122     Mar 10, 2008
  3. Thanks RCJ...WOW...so, it seems if someone threw like 10 cars at the YM 'all in, all out' it would be a disastor!!! with massive slippage...you agree...??
     
    #1123     Mar 10, 2008
  4. rcj

    rcj

    Hahaha ... no, no , no increase!!! im just saying its very high
    odds no slippage during RTH with 2/3 cars all in/out. Good odds
    no/little slippage 4 or 5. This is with LIMIT orders in/out.

    Cheers!!

    edit .... what i mean here is a partial fill only and then mkt moves
    away from the rest of your order. Then it may come back and pick up the remaining cars maybe at not so good a time.

    Obvious that mkt order for,say 6-10 cars likely to fill with slip, right?
     
    #1124     Mar 10, 2008
  5. rcj

    rcj

    ***********Feb 29 Trades**********

    Begin: 1 open short @ 12589.
    End: Flat.

    FIFO order: +62 +240 +5 +5 +4 +5 = +321 tics

    <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1827845>
     
    #1125     Mar 11, 2008
  6. rcj

    rcj

    Daily net for prior dates back to 10/01/07 on previous pages.

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    #1126     Mar 12, 2008
  7. rcj

    rcj

    ************* March 2 Trades - Sun Night Crew *******

    Begin: Flat.
    End: 1 open car short @ 12229.

    FIFO order: +11 -12.
    Last line is first entry in Feb 3 executions(next).

    <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1831959>
     
    #1127     Mar 13, 2008
  8. rcj

    rcj

    *********** March 3 Trades(RTH)**************

    Begin: Flat.
    End: 1 open short @12258.

    FIFO order: +7 +4 +2 +4 +5 +4 +4 +4 -46 = -13 tic.

    <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1831972>
     
    #1128     Mar 13, 2008
  9. rcj

    rcj

    ************March 4 Trades*************

    Begin: 1 open short @ 12258.
    End: 1 open short @ 12234.

    By FIFO +31.

    No trades RTH.

    <img src=http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/attachment.php?s=&postid=1835788>
     
    #1129     Mar 15, 2008
  10. rcj

    rcj

    ***********March 5 Trades**********

    No trades today.

    Holding 1 car short @ 12234.
     
    #1130     Mar 16, 2008